by Robert Pearl Most leading immunologists predict COVID-19 will someday become an endemic, a persistent but manageable threat on par with seasonal flu, conceivably by the end of 2022. That […]
Tag: COVID vaccine
We wish you a merry (pandemic) Christmas … again
Most of us will wake up tomorrow excited to see what Santa Claus and his helpers have left under the tree. For some of us, though, the celebrations begin today. […]
Justice announces $48M program to recruit, train 2,000 new nurses in next 4 years
MORGANTOWN – In light of the COVID-related stresses on medical systems across the state, Gov. Jim Justice Tuesday announced a new $48 million program to recruit and train new nurses. […]
In open letter, health leaders urge residents to get vaxxed, boostered
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Marking the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccine’s availability in West Virginia, top health experts across the state are reaching out through an open letter to urge West […]
Clay Marsh: CDC identifies first official omicron variant case in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – The state has its first official omicron variant case, COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh said Thursday. The CDC notified the state just minutes before Thursday’s briefing began, he said, […]
Justice marks 1-year anniversary of COVID vaccine in West Virginia, urges more vaccines and boosters as surge expected
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine coming to West Virginia, and again joined with his team to urge more vaccines and […]
Science happening in real time
The phrase “grim milestone” has cropped up with such frequency in the last 20 months that it’s beginning to lose its meaning. Because West Virginia surpassed the grime milestone of […]
Sorry, Babydog, but lotteries failed
“Do It For Babydog” just keeps going … and going … and going … even when it has become obvious the lottery isn’t working. Several academic studies have looked at […]
Mon Schools report 34 COVID cases among its students last week
MORGANTOWN — A total of 34 students tested positive across Monongalia County’s school district last week, officials reported. That went with the six positive diagnoses for the contagion presented by […]
Vaccines continue next week for Mon students
MORGANTOWN — Omicron. For Donna Talerico, Monongalia County’s deputy superintendent of schools, that’s not just the name of the newest variant to spider-web from COVID-19. It’s also a kind of […]
